Doctor of Education (EdD) at University of East Anglia

Programme overview

A five-year part-time professional doctorate established in 1997 for people working in education, training and development who want to base a doctorate on their everyday practice. A new cohort is recruited every two years.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences | Department: School of Education and Lifelong Learning | Duration: 5 years part-time | Intake: 1 October 2026; application deadline 21 June 2026 (cohort recruited every two years) | Study mode: part-time | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years one and two (probationary) include four weekend study blocks on educational theory and research methods, a 3,500-word critical literature review, a 6,500-word comparison of methodologies, a 5,000-word research proposal and an ethics application. Years three to five cover the research stage, with four formative assignments and a thesis of up to 60,000 words with an oral examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidates will normally be expected to have a relevant master’s degree (preferably with a research component or other experience of research in social sciences). It is also expected that applicants will have experience in a relevant professional area. If English is not your first language or you are from a country that is not on the UKVI list of English speaking countries, you may be required to provide evidence of your proficiency in the English language.

Intake: October 2026

Duration: 5 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/postgraduate/research

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